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21 December 2018

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

2018 has been a significant year for Arbitration in Singapore and for the SIArb. It is an opportune time to take stock and look ahead to 2019.

SIArb celebrated its 37th Anniversary with a fabulous dinner on 14th November at Aura, National Gallery. We thank our Guest of Honour, Senior Minister of State for Law and Health, Mr Edwin Tong SC, for his insights on Singapore’s role in an ever changing global economic landscape. I encourage members who missed the dinner to read his full speech HERE.

We also just concluded the 10th SIArb Symposium on 15th November which has now become synonymous with the iconic Old Parliament House. It was a lively house filled with much discussion, enthusiasm and passion for cutting edge issues in international arbitration. The Symposium has developed into a key platform for showcasing thought leadership and kudos must go to Vice President Tay Yu-Jin and his committee on the excellent event.

Singapore continues to climb the league ladder in the International Arbitration “Champions League”. The latest Queen Mary University of London Survey released on 9 May 2018 reported that Singapore is the third most preferred seat worldwide, after London and Paris, and ahead of Hong Kong, Geneva, New York and Stockholm. This is a significant achievement but we certainly cannot afford to rest on our laurels. With such a position, expectations will increase and Singapore must step up to play its part in terms of thought leadership in the global international arbitration space. SIArb will continue to play its role through our training programs. We recently worked with the Singapore Academy of Law (“SAL”) on a training program for budding arbitrators in Qatar. We are also particularly excited about the Singapore Arbitration Journal which will be launched in 2019.

Dear Fellows, Members and Associate Members of Singapore Institute of Arbitrators,

1. COUNCIL AND OFFICE-BEARERS:

Following the elections at the Annual General Meeting on 25 September 2018, the following is a listing of the Office-Bearers and Council Members till the next AGM in 2019.

President

Mr Dinesh Dhillon

(2017 – 2019) – Elected at AGM 2017

Vice President

Mr Tay Yu-Jin

(2018 – 2020) – Elected at AGM 2018

Honorary Secretary

Mr Francis Goh

(2018 – 2020) – Elected at AGM 2018

Honorary Treasurer

Mr Mohan R Pillay

(2017 – 2019) – Elected at AGM 2017

Immediate Past President

Mr Chan Leng Sun S.C.

(2017 – 2019) (Imm. Past President) – underArt. 7.1.3

Council Members

Mr Chia Chor Leong

(2017 – 2019) – appointed under Art. 7.8.6.2w.e.f. 5 October 2017

Mr Chia Ho Choon

(2017 – 2019) – Elected at AGM 2017

Mr Andrew Pullen

(2017 – 2019) – Elected at AGM 2017

Mr Ramesh Selvaraj

(2018 – 2020) – Elected at AGM 2018

Ms Rebecca Tai Andersen

(2018 – 2020) – Elected at AGM 2018

Mr Yeo Boon Tat

(2018 – 2020) – Elected at AGM 2018

2. COMMITTEES:

The Council invites all Fellows and Members to volunteer to serve on Committees of the Institute. The Committees and their respective Chairs are as follows; and if you are interested in joining any of the Committees, please respond using the REPLY SLIP and email to the Secretariat by 1 November 2018. (You may select up to 3 Committees only).

For your information, please refer HERE for the Terms of Reference of these Committees and a list of the Committees for 2017-2018.

Committee

Chair

Activities

Mr Andrew Pullen

Arbitration Bar

Mr Tay Yu-Jin

Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

Mr Francis Goh

Education & Training

Mr Chia Chor Leong

Publications & Website

Mr Yeo Boon Tat

Scheme Arbitration

Mr Chia Chor Leong

1 October 2018

Our 37th AGM was held on 25 September 2018. Congratulations to the 3 new Council members who were elected: Rebecca Tai Andersen, Ramesh Selvaraj and Yeo Boon Tat.

25 September 2018

The following are the nominations for the positions of office bearers and Council.

President

Nominee

Proposer

Seconder

Vice President

Tay Yu-Jin

Dinesh Dhillon

Naresh Mahtani

Hon. Secretary

Francis Goh

Dinesh Dhillon

Mohan Pillay

Council Member

Shourav Lahiri

Naresh Mahtani

Francis Goh

Council Member

Ramesh Selvaraj

Dinesh Dhillon

William Ong

Council Member

Rebecca Tai Andersen

Dinesh Dhillon

Johnny Tan

Council Member

Arthur Yap

Chia Chor Leong

Naresh Mahtani

Council Member

Yeo Boon Tat

Mohan Pillay

Dinesh Dhillon

The positions of Vice-President and Honorary Secretary are uncontested. Elections for 3 Council Member positions out of the 5 candidates (stated in alphabetical order by surname) will be held at the upcoming AGM.

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The Singapore Institute of Arbitrators is an independent professional body established in 1981. We are a truly neutral professional body with no link or affiliation to any particular industry but bonded together with a common interest in arbitration & other alternative dispute resolution procedures. Presently, we have almost 900 members geographically represented throughout the world, many are practising professionals from a wide spectrum of diversified backgrounds who are also directly and indirectly involved in the dispute resolution procedures as Arbitrators, Mediators, Expert Witnesses and Consultants. Our main focus is in the aspect of professional training & development. Besides being a centre for promoting knowledge of arbitration & other ADRs, we also act as an appointing authority for the appointment of arbitrators upon requests. We work closely with the Singapore International Arbitration Centre. READ MORE